The secret story that shows how Emma and Lachlan couldn't help but fall in love.

Not because they’re avid film fans or particularly enjoy popcorn, but because the back row of a dark movie theatre was the easiest place to enjoy a date night without being recognised as the Yellow and Purple Wiggles.

Having just landed their dream jobs in The Wiggles updated lineup in late 2012 after Jeff Fatt, Murray Cook and Greg Page’s retirement from the children’s entertainment group, neither Emma nor Lachy had planned on dating their new colleague.

Since around 2010, both had been doing the hard yards in the early stages of their careers, travelling around the country as backup dancers in the Dorothy the Dinosaur national tour, playing every character from Wiggly dancers and Dorothy the Dinosaur, to Captain Feathersword and Wags the Dog.

The promotion was especially significant for Emma, who in her early twenties was making history as the first female Wiggle. Nothing was more important than focusing on work.

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In 2015, Lachy told The Daily Telegraph“Nothing was more important to Emma and I than being in the new line-up of The Wiggles, focusing on the music and entertaining the children, so our relationship developed very slowly.”

“There is nothing worse… if you’ve only just only started in a world-class organisation such as The Wiggles and then all of a sudden we come out that we are together… We didn’t want people to think we were just doing it for [publicity].”

Unofficially, the chemistry between Emma and Lachy was clear to most of The Wiggles cast and crew, including original band mate Anthony who “definitely knew!”

Eventually, it got to the point where Emma and Lachy felt like they wanted to share their relationship with their colleagues, but also the fans. In early 2015, they announced to parents and children around the world that the Yellow and Purple Wiggles were in love.

Excited to share the happy news- Emma and Lachy are engaged! Big Wiggly congratulations from everyone at Team Wiggles pic.twitter.com/rXSGgGNZoA

In a joint statement, Emma and Lachy said they've been navigating through a trial separation privately since the beginning of 2018 and have now "made the decision to separate as a couple."

“We have embraced this as a very positive change in our relationship. Our incredible friendship has been strengthened throughout this time and what we have discovered is that, more than ever, first and foremost we love and adore performing as Emma and Lachy in The Wiggles and having the privilege of celebrating this happiness with extraordinary families around the world," the statement that Emma shared on Instagram read.

The last year has been particularly hard for Emma, who has been quite open with her ongoing treatment for endometriosis. In April of this year, she made "the difficult decision" to pull out of The Wiggles tour to undergo surgery.

“Over the last couple of years I had noticed a lot of [period] pain and I think even as a girl you are just used to dealing with what you have to deal with, and I think as it started to progress to get a little bit worse I thought I should get it checked out," she told theToday Showat the time.

Emma's diagnosis also meant putting off the then-couple's plans to start a family, with doctors advising Emma it would take at least 12 months for her to recover from the surgery.

The pair also said their breakup won't stop them from continuing to work together and entertain young children around the world, many of whom are no doubt heartbroken over the lose of their favourite Wiggles couple.

“We have chosen a different path to travel in our personal lives, but please know that we are stronger than ever and we can’t wait to see you at a show soon.”